https://www.scmp.com/rss/502771/feed Diabetes is ranked seventh out of the top ten global causes of death - and one third of the world's diabetics live in China. So what are we doing about it? en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China, has been capturing the world’s attention since the start of the year. Yet while health experts hope that Covid-19 may eventually be contained, the nation continues to battle a different chronic disease that has grown sharply over the past few decades and is predicted to cause further deaths in the long run: diabetes.   In 2017, the country was home to 114 million diabetics – more than a quarter of the world’s... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/fighting-global-epidemic/article/3080155/what-growing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/health-wellness/topics/fighting-global-epidemic/article/3080155/what-growing?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:00:00 +0000 There is no way to sugar coat this: the World Health Organisation says that an estimated 1.6 million people died prematurely (under the age of 70), directly because of diabetes in 2016. That is three deaths per minute, or a staggering 4,300 every day. Diabetes, ranked seventh among the top 10 global causes of death, is a formidable killer and in 2017 used up 12 per cent of the world’s health expenditure (US$727 billion), according to the International Diabetes Federation. Diabetes can result in... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/fighting-global-epidemic/article/3036922/diabetes-kills-three-people-every?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/fighting-global-epidemic/article/3036922/diabetes-kills-three-people-every?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:41:26 +0000